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DES MOINES AREAMETROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION

FISCAL YEAR 2007UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAMAND BUDGET

The Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) has prepared this report with partial funding from the United StatesDepartment of Transportations Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA), and in part through locamatching funds provided by the Des Moines Area MPO member governments. These contents are the responsibility of the Des Moines AreaMPO. United States Government and its agencies assume no liability for the contents of this report or for the use of its contents. The MPOapproved this Draft report on ____________, 2006.


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

A. INTRODUCTION.. 5

B. WORK ELEMENTSLong-Range Transportation Planning. 8

Transportation Systems Planning 10

Public Involvement 12

Interagency Coordination. 12

Transportation Improvement Program.. 14

Central Iowa Regional Transportation Planning Alliance. 15

Unified Planning Work Program. 15

Transit Planning 16

Committee Support.. 19

Administration.. 20Information Technology. 21

Travel and Training.. 21

Special Projects.. 21

C. BUDGETDes Moines Area MPO ndirect Cost Rate Calculations 22

Des Moines Area MPO Allocation of Staff Hours 22

Des Moines Area MPO Determination of Funding Shares. 23

Des Moines Area MPO Work Program Budget 23

Des Moines Area MPO Allocated Funding Sources.. 24

Project Budget By Agency.... 25

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INTRODUCTIONAs the Des Moines Area MPO staff assembled this document, we worked to present what we believe to be the Des Moines AreaMPOs anticipated transportation planning responsibilities, anticipated workload to complete those responsibilities, andanticipated accomplishments at the end of Fiscal Year 2007. The Des Moines Area MPO work activities will be on updating opopulation, household, employment, land use, and traffic count data. Now, we begin refining current processes to improve theDes Moines Area MPOs transportation planning process. We will be working with the Iowa Department of Transportation andthe Regional Economic Model, Inc. (REMI) staffs to bring the economic forecasting tool into our growth scenario process. Animportant emphasis this year is to begin work on a Central Iowa Trails Plan, to be funded with special federal funding the DesMoines Area MPO received under the Safe Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users(SAFETEA-LU), with local funds from the Des Moines Area MPO. We will continue supporting the many committeessubcommittees and working groups sponsored by the Des Moines Area MPO or on which Des Moines Area MPO representativesparticipate. As in past years, we will work to ensure that we do transportation planning for this metropolitan area cooperativelyand comprehensively. Similarly, we will work to ensure strong and close working relationships on metropolitan transportation

planning issues with and among, at a minimum, the Des Moines Area MPOs member governments, the Des Moines RegionaTransit Authority, the Transportation Management Association, the Iowa Department of Transportation, the Federal HighwayAdministrations Iowa Division, and the Federal Transit Administrations Region 7. In addition, as in other years, we will beflexible and we will work to address topics, issues, projects, and any other needs arising over the upcoming fiscal year. As wedeveloped this document, we left in our work elements to address those issues that will arise and we could not anticipate today.

The Des Moines Area MPO staff makes the following points regarding the development of this Fiscal Year 2007 Unified PlanningWork Program and Budget document:

Federal planning funds have increased over Fiscal Year 2006 funding levels, due primarily to theSAFETEA-LU legislation and will be used to reduce the amount of overmatch the Des Moines Area MPOmember governments provide to support the strong transportation planning program at the DesMoines Area MPO;

With that continued strong local funding commitment from the Des Moines Area MPOs membergovernments, and with a Des Moines Area MPO staff that works to be as prudent as possible withthose local funds, the Des Moines Area MPO member governments will not be asked to raise its 60per capita assessment in Fiscal Year 2007;

The Fiscal Year 2007 Unified Planning Work Program and budget do reflect a continued emphasis ona small core staff unit even with the addition of a full-time staff position because of increased workload, investing in technology to improve the staffs efficiency, productivity, and effectiveness for thatsmall core staff unit given the broad and diverse projects, issues, and topics the Des Moines AreaMPO and its staff are involved in during the course of a fiscal year;

The Fiscal Year 2007 budget again this year is prepared with the idea of continued efforts for staffdevelopment and retention;

The Fiscal Year 2007 budget is prepared with the Des Moines Area MPO staff portion decreasingthrough staff restructuring, outsourcing of tasks, and vigilant monitoring of operational expenditures,in an effort to allow for:

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- Transferring $35,000 in local funds to the Transportation ManagementAssociation for Fiscal Year 2007;

- Recognizing the Des Moines Area MPOs desire for the Des Moines AreaMPO staff to retain five months of funding in reserve; and,

- Saving Des Moines Area MPO funding resources now to allow the MPO toparticipate with the Iowa Department of Transportation jointly on planningprojects important to both agencies.

Our belief system remains constant. Therefore, I would like to close my remarks as I have done in recent years, noting that ifhistory is any indication, the Des Moines Area MPO will have another challenging and successful year. We will not rest on theaccomplishments of previous work years, but will be pushing to improve on those previous accomplishments in order toprovide even more benefit to the Des Moines metropolitan area and to the central Iowa community.

Tom KaneExecutive Director

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The Des Moines Area MPO membership is comprised of fifteen cities; an associate, non-voting city; and unincorporated portionsof three counties in central Iowa. The Des Moines Area MPO is located within the Central Iowa Regional Transportation PlanningAlliance (CIRTPA) or Regional Planning Affiliation 11, with eight central Iowa member counties and ten member cities. The DesMoines Area MPO provides staff to the CIRTPA, to carry out transportation planning activities for the region.

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1.0 LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING

Long-Range Transportation Plan Travel Demand Modeling GIS-Based Data Federal Functional Classification Census Data Socioeconomic and Demographic DataIn carrying out this work element, the Des Moines Area MPO staff anticipates the following accomplishments:With Des Moines Area MPO adopting the Year 2030 Long-Range Transportation Planduring Fiscal Year 2005,efforts now will be put forth to maintain, to monitor, and amend, as necessary, the plan as requested by membergovernments or participating agencies; The Des Moines Area MPOs next plan update is due not later thanSeptember 30, 2009.Maintaining, monitoring, updating, as needed, and using the Des Moines Area MPOs Year 2030 Long-RangeTransportation Plan(Year 2030 LRTP) Street and Highway Element as input to the Des Moines Area MPOs traveldemand forecasting process;

Providing travel demand modeling technical support, using the TransCAD travel demand modeling softwaremodules, to the Des Moines Area MPOs member governments and to the Iowa DOT associated with evaluatingtransportation system alternative and scenario requests;

Continuing monitoring and improving, where necessary, the Des Moines Area MPOs TransCAD travel demandmodel, including working to make 2005 as the upcoming Base Year for the next long-range transportation planupdate (please not additional modeling activity noted in Section 8.0);Continuing to use the National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) results in the Des Moines Area MPOs travel-demand modeling software;Continuing to research and to evaluate the possibility of the Des Moines Area MPO transitioning to a peak-hourmodel platform, as well as continuing to evaluate how the Des Moines Area MPO might implement a mode-choicemodel to better model transit-related issues using the travel demand modeling process;Continuing to work with the Microscopic Traffic Simulation (MITSIM) software, to recalibrate MITSIM with thenewly calibrated TransCAD software, to evaluate ITS impacts on the metropolitan transportation system, as wellas assist in evaluating management (maintenance) and operations issues of that same metropolitantransportation system;

Working with the Iowa DOT to incorporate a Statewide Travel Demand Model in to the travel demand modelingprocess, with a benefit to the Des Moines Area MPO in providing the MPO with very needed external traffic datafor its travel demand modeling process;

Evaluate the use ofnew travel demand model software including TRANSIMS and other activity-based modeling;Maintaining, monitoring, and updating, as needed, the Des Moines Area MPOs Base Year and Horizon Yearsocioeconomic data, with particular emphasis given to incorporating the Special Census data being collected byDes Moines Area MPO member governments into the Des Moines Area MPOs socioeconomic data;

Working to incorporate the United States Bureau of the Census new American Community Survey data sets intothe transportation planning process, a significant data shift from the traditional method of collectingtransportation-related data with the decennial census;

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Continuing to respond to information requests by Des Moines Area MPO member governments, by businesses, bypublic agencies, and by the public;Continuing to serve as data repository, and including maintaining a 2000 Census Atlas of the Des Moinesmetropolitan area;

Updating the Des Moines Area MPOs traffic count database by incorporating the Iowa DOTs 2000 traffic countinformation, working to incorporate a more rigorous traffic counting program to collect traffic data at morelocations and on a more regular basis by time and by location, using the updated traffic count data to evaluatethe Des Moines Area MPO travel demand models accuracy, and providing traffic count data to requestinggovernments and agencies;

Updating the Des Moines Area MPOs traffic crash database by incorporating the Iowa DOTs Accident Locationand Analysis (ALAS) data for general accident location monitoring in the Des Moines metropolitan area, and usingthe acquired crash data in analyzing submitted transportation system improvement projects seeking Des MoinesArea MPO funding support;

Continuing to use the Des Moines Area MPO member government County Assessors Office parcel level databaseto support the Des Moines Area MPOs transportation planning process; Continuing collecting Building Permitdata from Des Moines Area MPO governments and incorporating that updated into the Des Moines Area MPOssocioeconomic data;

Continuing to collect Employment data, coordinating with Iowa Workforce Development and incorporating thatupdated data into the Des Moines Area MPOs socioeconomic data;Continuing to collect School Enrollment data, coordinating with Iowa Workforce Development and incorporatingthat updated data into the Des Moines Area MPOs socioeconomic data;

Working with the Iowa Department of Transportation to collect Vehicle Registrations data and incorporating thatupdated data into the Des Moines Area MPOs socioeconomic data;

Maintaining, monitoring, and updating, at least annually, the Des Moines Area MPOs Federal FunctionalClassification Map;Continuing to work with the Des Moines Area MPOs member governments and participating agencies to set upan arrangement whereby the Des Moines Area MPO staff has access to current aerial photography, includingInfrared Orthophotography, Digital Orthophoto Quadrangles, and Digital Elevation Models, on a regular basis;

Maintaining, monitoring, and updating, as needed, the Bicycle/Pedestrian Facilities Plan Map, and associateddatabase, and continuing to work on pedestrian system planning to ensure the Des Moines metropolitan areastransportation network and infrastructure are accessible;

Maintaining, monitoring, and updating, as needed, the Des Moines Area MPOs maps and data bases associatedwith railroad trackage, railroad rights-of-way, and with railroad-highway grade crossings, as well as monitoringrailcorridor preservation and the potential for mass transit service using Des Moines metropolitan area rail corridors;Monitoring, and updating, as needed, the Des Moines Area MPOs Skywalks Map, plus continuing to collectpedestrian usage data for the skywalk system;

Monitoring and updating, as needed, taxicab service in the Des Moines metropolitan area data, and to work toinclude and to involve the taxicab community in the Des Moines Area MPOs transportation planning activities,particularly related to public transportation issues;

Maintaining, monitoring, and updating, as needed, the Des Moines Area MPOs Pipelines Map; andMonitoring and updating, as needed, water-related activities in the Des Moines metropolitan area, particularlyassociated with recreational activities at central Iowa lake facilities.

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2.0 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS PLANNING Regional Planning Committee Regional Economic Model Central Iowa Trail Plan Freight Planning Intercity Rail

Traffic Management Advisory Committee Regional ITS Architecture Congestion Management System Air Quality Environmental JusticeIn carrying out this work element, the Des Moines Area MPO staff anticipates the following accomplishments:Working with the Des Moines Area MPO member governments through a Regional Planning Committee on aregional planning initiative to layout potential future transportation corridors that will be important to thismetropolitan area, and central Iowa, for maintaining and operating a highly-effective transportation system, andincluding review of proposed new and updated freeway and Interstate interchanges;

Working with the Iowa DOT on incorporating a regional economic model for socioeconomic data forecasting forthe Iowa DOT in a statewide travel demand modeling process and for Iowas metropolitan planning organizations

and regional planning affiliations use in their transportation planning processes;

Working with and supporting interested bicycle and pedestrian groups through the Bicycle and PedestrianRoundtable, and gathering and researching the information requested by the roundtable;Working with the Bicycle and Pedestrian Roundtable to begin the development of a Central Iowa Trails Plan tocover the Des Moines Area MPO and the CIRTPA (Region 11) geography.

Reviewing the Des Moines Area MPOs current metropolitan transportation planning and programming practices,and making changes where deemed appropriate;

Working with and supporting interested freight and motor carrier groups through the Freight Roundtable,continuing membership in the North American SuperCorridor Coalition, Inc. (NASCO) to promote a strong andviable trade corridor connecting Canada, the United States, and Mexico in the heart of North America;continuingto promote improved intermodal connections for road, rail, and air in central Iowa, including investingatingimplementing an intermodal ramp and researching the concept of a port authority for this area;

Completing and publishing an updated Des Moines Area MPOs Goods Movement for the Des MoinesMetropolitan Area Report Update, by working with the Freight Roundtable on goods movement issues in centralIowa;

Continuing to pursue issues associated with an intermodal transportation system for meeting future demandsfor moving people and freight including geometric roadway design required for movement of goods in the DesMoines metropolitan area;Through the Freight Roundtable, continuing to pursue issues associated with implementing the recommendationsof the Port Des Moines Studyincluding a website containing information about goods movement in central Iowa,importing and exporting, and full utilization of existing Foreign Trade Zones;Through the Freight Roundtable, continuing to participate in and promote the inland ports concept with theNorth American Super-Corridor Coalition (NASCO), with the North American Inland Port Network (NAIPN), and withthe Northern Great Plains group for improving American transportation corridors that would be integral inpromoting movement of goods among the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and the need for inland ports inthose trade corridors;

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Through the Transit Roundtable and the Freight Roundtable, continuing to pursue intercity rail and rail freight as apart of a full transportation system for the Des Moines metropolitan area, central Iowa, and Iowa, and activelyworking to preserve rail corridors for future passenger or goods movement use;

Working with the Iowa DOT on supporting, promoting, and using data from the Iowa DOTs Intelligent (Integrated)Transportation Systems (ITS) and the associated Transportation Management Center, and continuing an ITSMaintenance Strategy to maintain and to update the Des Moines Area MPOs Regional ITS Architecture bybringing together ITS Stakeholders and by continuing to champion a regional ITS Architecture for the metropolitanarea;

Maintaining and using the Des Moines Area MPOs ITS Turbo Architecture software;Continuing to support the Des Moines Area MPOs Traffic Management Advisory Committee, composed of federal,state, and local law enforcement, public safety, traffic engineering, emergency management, and planning staffsdealing with incident management and traffic management related issues on the metropolitan areas roadwaysystem;

Continuing to support the Des Moines Area MPOs ITS Policy Subcommittee of the full MPO, working with the IowaDOT on current and future ITS-related issues in the metropolitan area;

Working with the Iowa DOT to use traffic operations information from the Iowa DOTs program to aid the DesMoines Area MPO staff in its travel demand modeling program, including, but not limited to, queuing, weaving,

vehicle classification, time-of-day, and travel time data;

Continuing to participate in and being supportive of the Iowa DOTs Congestion Management System Committee,continuing to be involved with Iowas other Transportation Management Areas (and with Iowas other metropolitanplanning organizations on a voluntary basis) on the congestion management issue, and exploring possiblesolutions for congestion found in those Transportation Management Areas;

Undertaking the Des Moines Area MPOs annual Travel Time Survey, in Fall 2006, surveying in the Des Moinesmetropolitan area by using data collected from the Iowa DOTs newly installed ITS system on the metropolitanareas Interstate Highway system, and using the previously employed floating car technique using GlobalPositioning System technology to collect arterial roadway data, and incorporating software that allows the DesMoines Area MPO staff to directly download the data and have the software do the travel time calculations andautomatically print out associated reports;

Continuing to work with the Des Moines Area MPOs member governments on how pavement management datacan become an integral part of the Des Moines Area MPOs evaluation of proposed transportation systemimprovement projects seeking Des Moines Area MPO funding;

Maintaining, monitoring, and updating, as needed, the pavement management data, particularly pavementhistory, in association with the Iowa State University, Center for Transportation Research and Educations, workfor the Iowa DOT on the federal-aid eligible Iowa Pavement Management Program by mapping the most currentIowa Pavement Management Program (IPMP) data for the Des Moines metropolitan area and by accessing andreviewing IPMP video log data; and

Providing support to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and to Polk County in carrying out and monitoringair quality control activities, including the proposed 8-hour ozone standard, under the Clean Air Act of 1990 (CAA)which requires that transportation plans be evaluated for their impacts on a region's air quality.

PerformingEnvironmental Justice equity analysis, using Census 2000 data, ensuring that the Des Moines AreaMPO is compliant with the central objective of Presidential Executive Order 12898, that is, Environmental Justice,

and ensuring that all federally-funded, transportation-related programs, policies, or activities having the potentialto adversely affect human health or the environment are explicitly considered by the Des Moines Area MPO interms of effects on minority populations and low-income populations;

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Monitoring activities relevant to minority participation in the metropolitan transportation planning process,following the process outlined in the report, Title VI Documentation Regarding Technical and Planning Assistance,as updated in Fiscal Year 2004.

3.0 PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT Public InvolvementIn carrying out this work element, the Des Moines Area MPO staff anticipates the following accomplishments:Continuing to review and update the Des Moines Area MPOs Public Participation Process, including reviewing themailing list database to ensure all required and interested groups are represented;

Continuing the Des Moines Area MPOs presence on the Internet by maintaining and routinely updating the DesMoines Area MPOs website as a public service for the metropolitan area and other interested parties;Preparing and mailingquarterly newsletters and the Des Moines Area MPOs Annual Report to all individuals andgroups contained in the Des Moines Area MPOs various public participation mailing lists and reviewing thosedocuments for improvement areas to better convey the Des Moines Area MPOs message;

Creating a Des Moines Area MPO list serve, facilitating central Iowa transportation discussions through an e-mailmedium;

Convening public meetings, informal meetings, and workshops to obtain public input to the Des Moines AreaMPOs transportation planning process, and to discuss and to receive feedback on current activities and projectsin the metropolitan transportation planning process, using an announcement process of upcoming public inputopportunities via special newsletter releases to those individuals or groups contained with the Des Moines AreaMPOs various public participation mailing lists and via press releases in the Des Moines Register; and

Continuing to hold a semi-annual Citizens Congresses to invite the public to these two special events to sharewhat the Des Moines Area MPO has been working on and to take input from the community regarding what theirinterests and concerns are related to transportation, transportation planning, and the process for carrying out theDes Moines Area MPOs long-range transportation planning program.

4.0 INTERAGENCY COORDINATION Interagency Participation Land Use Planning Planning Support ReauthorizationIn carrying out this work element, the Des Moines Area MPO staff anticipates the following accomplishments:Participating on multi- and inter-agency advisory committees, as appropriate, including, but not limited to:American Planning AssociationAssociation of Metropolitan Planning OrganizationsCenter for Transportation Research and EducationCentral Iowa Geographic Information Systems GroupCentral Iowa Arc User OrganizationCommunity Workforce Partnership

Des Moines Regional Transit AuthorityEastern Polk Regional Development CorporationEmergency Management Planning GroupGreater Dallas County Development AllianceGreater Des Moines Partnership

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Growing Green CommunitiesIowa Association of Regional CouncilsIowa Geographic Information CouncilI-235 Steering CommitteeIA 163/US 34 Corridor CoalitionIowa DOT MPO Directors MeetingsIowa Public Transit AssociationIowa State University, Center for Transportation Research and EducationIowa State University, Community and Regional DepartmentIowa State University, Planning Advisory CouncilIowa Transportation CommissionInstitute of Transportation EngineersITS Heartland, Inc.Metro Parks PartnershipMetro Trails Planning CommitteeMid-America Transportation CenterMidwest Travel Model Users GroupNational Association of Regional CouncilsNorth American Inland Port NetworkNorth American SuperCorridor CoalitionNorthern Great Plains, Inc.1000 Friends of Iowa

Transit 2030 Vision CommitteeTransportation Research BoardTravel Model Improvement ProgramWarren County Economic Development Corporation

Working with the Iowa DOT, the Federal Highway Administration, and the Federal Transit Administration toincorporate the newly adopted federal transportation legislation related to the metropolitan planning organizationprocess;

Monitoring and reacting to proposed transportation-related state legislation;Contacting the Iowa Transportation Commission annually to be on a Public Input Meeting agenda to make apresentation on transportation improvement projects important to the Des Moines metropolitan area;

Working with the Greater Des Moines Partnership in selection of Des Moines metropolitan area prioritytransportation projects for the June 2007 Washington, D.C. lobbying trip;Continuing to work to coordinate metropolitan transportation planning efforts and to be responsive to the desireof more and more groups to be involved with the Des Moines Area MPO on metropolitan issues, by continuing tofacilitate a working group composed of transportation, water, sewer, solid waste, and other infrastructure groupsto ensure that all such groups involved with projecting metropolitan growth and providing services for thatprojected growth are using common and agreed to socio- and demographic data with an adopted metropolitangrowth scenario;

Serving the Des Moines Area MPO in its interest to work to bring more coordination and cooperation in discussingmetropolitan-level land use and transportation questions and how linked land use is to the Des Moinesmetropolitan areas future transportation system;

Incorporating use of the Transportation, Economic, and Land Use Model (TELUM) platform to test land usescenarios (the Des Moines Area MPO has been a beta site for the Federal Highway Administration and theUniversity of Pennsylvania software to assist small and medium-sized MPOs to evaluate land use andtransportation interrelationships);

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6.0 CENTRAL IOWA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ALLIANCE Unified Planning Work Program Transportation Improvement Program Long-Range Transportation Plan Public Participation Plan Transit Planning Administration Committee Support Planning SupportIn carrying out this work element, the Des Moines Area MPO staff anticipates the following accomplishments:In accordance with the 28E Agreement between the Des Moines Area MPO and the Central Iowa RegionalTransportation Planning Alliance (CIRTPA), providing transportation planning support and services to the CIRTPA,to include:

Preparing the CIRTPAs Fiscal Year 2007 Unified Planning Work Programand Budget;Maintaining the Fiscal Years 2007-2010 Transportation Improvement Program and preparing the Fiscal Years2007-2009 Transportation Improvement Program;Creatingperiodic progress reports, socioeconomic and transportation data collection, as needed, and supportingthe CIRTPA Transportation Policy Committee and the CIRTPA Transportation Technical Committee, as necessary;Updating the CIRTPAs Long-Range Transportation Plan, as required by the Iowa Department of Transportationbased on the Iowa Deparment of Transportations infusion of an increase in transportation planning funds tosupport the regional transportation planning process in Iowas regional planning alliances/affiliations;

Continuing to participate and to support corridor planning studies for U.S Highway 30 and for U.S. 34-IowaHighway 163 corridor;

Working with the Des Moines Area MPO on the issues being discussed and studied by the Des Moines AreaMPOs Regional Planning Committee;Offering and providingother transportation planning services, as needed;Preparing and mailingquarterly newsletters and convening public meetings to obtain public input to the CIRTPAstransportation planning process, and to discuss and to receive feedback on current activities and projects in theregional transportation planning process, using an announcement process of upcoming public input opportunitiesvia special newsletter releases to those individuals or groups contained in the CIRTPAs public participationmailing lists;

Attending the monthly Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency (HIRTA) Board Meetings and providing transportationplanning services to the HIRTA, as staff time allows; and,

Making an annual presentation to the Iowa Transportation Commission on the CIRTPAs activities withtransportation planning projects in central Iowa.

7.0 UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM UPWP/Budget Progress Reports/ReimbursementsIn carrying out this work element, the Des Moines Area MPO staff anticipates the following accomplishments:

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Maintaining and monitoring the Fiscal Year 2007 Unified Planning Work Program and Budget, amending the workprogram and budget as needed dependent upon monitored progress for accomplishing the Fiscal Year 2005 workelements;

Preparingprogress reports that document activities accomplished and associated with the Fiscal Year 2007 workelements;Continuing to work to improve how the Des Moines Area MPO prepares its progress report and billing to the IowaDOT for work accomplished;Preparing aFiscal Year 2008 Unified Planning Work Programand Budget; andEvaluate possible funding sources and funding strategies associated with the change in central Iowatransportation planning geography.

8.0 TRANSIT PLANNING Program Certification Transit Service Planning Transit Management Analysis Financial/Capital Planning Risk Management

Special Studies Marketing Plan Security Analysis System-Wide Passenger Count Alternatives Analysis - BRT

FY2006-2007 Federal Planning Projectsfor Work ProgramProgram Certification The transit portion of planning documents and any related items will be prepared as well as providing information toFTA, Iowa Department of Transportation and the Metropolitan Planning Organization as is required for certification. The TransportationImprovement Plan (TIP), Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP), Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) requirements, Equal EmploymenOpportunities (EEO) and Title VI programs will be administered under this project.

Funding (July - Dec. 2006) Funding (Jan June 2007) Funding (July - Dec. 2007)Sec. 5307 $12,800 Sec. 5307 $10,000 Sec. 5307 $10,000

Local 3,200 Local 2,500 Local 2,500Total $16,000 Total $12,500 Total $12,500

Transit Service Planning This activity would consist of continuing the development of a database for analyzing service performance. Routeand passenger data would be gathered to complete the analysis. Recommendations for route or service changes will be analyzed andcompleted as necessary. In addition, this project would work with other transit agencies and communities to coordinate commuter services inthe Central Iowa area including vanpool services.

Funding (July - Dec. 2006) Funding (Jan - June 2007) Funding (July - Dec. 2007)

Sec. 5307 $48,000 Sec. 5307 $48,400 Sec. 5307 $48,400

Local 12,000 Local 12,100 Local 12,100

Total $60,000 Total $60,500 Total $60,500

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Transit Management Analysis Various internal management studies will be performed throughout the year to guide the RTA in efficientlymanaging the transit system and increasing ridership i.e. staffing levels, technical analysis, etc. The development of management documentsand strategies that will affect the future of the RTA, i.e. FY 2007 budget, will also be completed. RTA staff will analyze and evaluate the statusof RTA's new computer system under this project and determine ways that tasks can be completed more efficiently with computer technologyRTA will revise and update the safety and security plan in concurrence with monthly safety meetings and/or tabletop exercises. Staff will alsoperform Alternative Analysis planning for any significant capital investment request to FTA. A locally developed non-emergency human servicetransportation plan will be developed and coordinated for future transportation with human service agencies.

Funding (July - Dec. 2006) Funding (Jan - June. 2007) Funding (July - Dec. 2007)Sec. 5307 $64,000 Sec. 5307 $74,000 Sec. 5307 $74,000


Regional Transit Management Analysis With the discussion of the urban transit system becoming a regional system, various internamanagement studies will need to be conducted to guide the RTA in efficient management of the transit system region-wide. The documentswill affect the future of the RTA and how the system is funded. Discussion of how regions will receive transit may also be planned anddiscussed within this project.

Funding (July - Dec. 2006) Funding (Jan - June. 2007) Funding (July Dec. 2007)Sec. 5307 $0 Sec. 5307 $20,000 Sec. 5307 $20,000

Local 0 Local 5,000 Local 5,000

Total $0 Total $25,000 Total $25,000

Financial/Capital Planning The Capital Improvement Study would consist of three sections. The first section would analyze the current fleetparatransit, fixed-route and vanpool, and determine the future replacement/expansion needs. The second area would address theanticipated federal/local/state funds over the next six-year period for capital purchases. The last section would weigh the needs against theavailable funding and determine if, or how, the capital could be purchased and meet FTA requirements. Investments would also be analyzedthroughout the year to determine if different strategies were needed to maximize interest income.



Risk Management The RTA has been self-insured since 1986. A risk management program was established at that time and has evolvedinto a very successful program for the RTA. This project would support the cost of monthly monitoring of the insurance reserve to assure

adequate liability coverage. This project would also fund staff time spent on developing new techniques, policies or procedures, anddisciplinary actions needed to reduce the RTA's liability risk.



Special Studies his project will address transit issues that arise throughout the current funding year which cannot be delayed until they canbe placed in a specific planning grant the next year. An example of the type of projects that have been funded under this project in the pasare: West Des Moines Study For Transit, Updating RTAs Job Descriptions, Cost Allocation Plan Study, Compensation Plan Research, MIS studyto replace software, and Strategic Planning.



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Marketing Plan Each year, RTA staff analyzes the current situation facing the transit system and determines where the limited marketingdollars should be spent to maximize new ridership. This plan details the specific projects and funding needed for implementation. Once theplan is completed, marketing staff will detail how each of the projects will be implemented and complete analysis on the effectiveness of eachmarketing strategy.


Local 1,000 Local 5,00 Local 500Total $5,000 Total $2,500 Total $2,500

Security Analysis his project will fund periodic confidential security checks during the year. Internal staff will prepare detailed routeinformation to give to the external company performing the performance checks. The purpose of these checks is to discover whichcomponents of the job the drivers are doing well and where improvements need to be made. An evaluation of the written results by internastaff will be completed so that changes in the system or training procedures of drivers can be accomplished to improve RTAs safety orcustomer service.

Funding (July - Dec. 2006) Funding (Jan - June. 2007) Funding (July Dec. 2007)Sec. 5307 $4,800 Sec. 5307 $2,600 Sec. 5307 $2,600

Local 1,200 Local 650 Local 650Total $6,000 Total $3,250 Total $3,250

System-Wide Passenger Count - Each year, RTA conducts a system-wide passenger count where temporary employees are hired to ride RTAbuses and count where each passenger gets on and off the bus. This information aids staff in determining where service is performing weand where improvement is needed. Decisions on service reductions are based on the information gathered from this activity.

Funding (July - Dec. 2006) Funding (Jan - June. 2007) Funding (July Dec. 2007)Sec. 5307 $20,000 Sec. 5307 $0 Sec. 5307 $20,000

Local 5,000 Local 0 Local 5,000Total $25,000 Total $0 Total $25,000

Alternatives Analysis Study This project is to continue a 2005 alternatives analysis study in Des Moines for busways within Des Moines andfinish the environmental analysis of the project. Previous federal funding was in the amount of $148,502. The RTA has requested anothe$150,000 in federal funding from the IDOT to finalize the environmental portion of the study analysis and therefore needs to have the studyincorporated into the UPWP.

This feasibility study would provide funding for a consultant to do the following:

a. Review the recommendations of the Commuter Rail Feasibility Studyb. Identity rail corridors conducive to busways

i. Perform Alternative Analysis Study consistent with 40 CFR Part 611 Major Capital Investment Projects; including:1. Purpose & Need2. Development of Alternatives3. Analysis of Alternatives4. Adoption of alternative in long-range transportation plan

c. Discuss applicability of busways as a mode of transportation in Des Moinesd. Identify barriers and opportunities regarding bus way implementation.e. Prepare a cost analysis for construction of buswaysf. Recommend operating methods and costs for buswaysg. Provide environmental analysis of the preferred alternative.

The project schedule would begin in late 2005 and take approximately 18-24 months to complete. No funding is reflected given that the IowaDepartment of Transportation and the Iowa State University University Extension will be working with the Des Moines RTA to accomplish this

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project, using special federal funds awarded to this project.Funding (July - Dec. 2006) Funding (Jan - June. 2007) Funding (July Dec. 2007)

Sec. 5307 $ 0 Sec. 5307 $ 0 Sec. 5307 $ 0

Local 0 Local 0 Local 0Total $ 0 Total $ 0 Total $ 0

Working with and supporting the Transit Roundtable, including the Des Moines Regional TransitAuthority, the Transportation Management Association, the Iowa DOT, taxicab companies, local andregional transit providers, and railroad companies (Des Moines Area MPO);Working to support and to implement the Federal Transit Administrations United We Ride initiative,including being active in supporting the Federal Transit Administrations Coordination of Non-Emergency Human Service Transportation. This effort will be a continuance of the Des Moines AreaMPOs involvement with and support for the Iowa Department of Transportations Mobility Action Planefforts. The Des Moines Area MPO, through its Transit Roundtable, will work to support coordinationamong Iowa Department of Transportation and non-Iowa Department of Transportation-funded serviceswhich include development of a locally-prepared coordinated human service-transportation plan as thebasis for project-level funding decisions. The Des Moines Area MPO will participate in developing thatcoordinated human service transportation plan along with representatives of public, private, andnonprofit transportation human service providers, as well as participation by the public, including olderadults, people with disabilities, and individuals with lower incomes. Per SAFETEA-LU, the Des MoinesArea MPO recognizes that the project competition for funding awards at the local level under thisprogram should be coordinated with the Des Moines Area MPO and the MPO is prepared to serve inthat role. (Des Moines Area MPO);Undertake and completing the Transit Development Plan, in coordination and cooperation with publictransit operators, now required of the Des Moines Area MPO and the CIRTPA (Region 11) as part of theirfederally-funded transportation planning responsibilities (Des Moines Area MPO); and,Providing transportation planning support to the Des Moines RTA for its Transit Alternatives AnalysisStudy(Des Moines Area MPO), including providing travel demand modeling support to the Des MoinesRTA at the level consistent with the adequacy needed to support and address the FTAs New Startscriteria.

9.0 COMMITTEE SUPPORT MPO Transportation Technical Committee MPO Executive Committee MPO Transportation Policy Committee Other committees, subcommittees, and working groups, including, but not limited to:

o Central Iowa Bicycle - Pedestrian Roundtableo Des Moines Area MPO Freight Roundtableo Des Moines Area MPO Transit Roundtableo Des Moines Area MPO Traffic Management Advisory Committeeo Des Moines Area MPO Transportation Technical Committee Engineering Subcommitteeo Des Moines Area MPO Transportation Technical Committee Planning Subcommitteeo Des Moines Area MPO Surface Transportation Program Funding Subcommitteeo Des Moines Area MPO Regional Planning Committeeo Des Moines Area MPO Growth Scenario Working Groupo Des Moines Area MPO LRTP Task Force

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In carrying out this work element, the Des Moines Area MPO staff anticipates the following accomplishments:Performing duties that support the Des Moines Area MPO, the Des Moines Area MPO Executive Committee, andthe Des Moines Area MPO Transportation Technical Committee, and other committees, subcommittees, andworking groups as appointed from time-to-time, with the Des Moines Area MPO staff activities including, but notlimited to, preparing correspondence, records management, meeting agendas and meeting minutes, and anyother supporting materials and activities.

10.0 ADMINISTRATION Office Management Personnel Audit Legal Documents Equipment Environmental JusticeIn carrying out this work element, the Des Moines Area MPO staff anticipates the following accomplishments:Maintaining and performing those activities to accomplish the Des Moines Area MPOs personnel, payroll,inventory, filing, and routine administration activities;Performingstaff hiring, staff evaluations, and other associated personnel activities to ensure a viable Des MoinesArea MPO staff;

Maintain project management software, bettering Des Moines Area MPO staff ability to monitor and completeprojects in a time sensitive and cost-efficient manner;

Evaluate and amend, as needed, the Employee Handbook after review of staffs external use of Des Moines AreaMPO technologies such as Virtual Private Network, flextime, benefits, and charging outside agencies for certain,specific Des Moines Area MPO services;

Maintaining a viable office by acquiring, as needed, office furniture and equipment to support the Des MoinesArea MPOs transportation planning activities;

Working toward the Des Moines Area MPO as a virtual office and a paperless office;Executing a contract annually with the Iowa DOT to receive federal transportation planning funds for workactivities as described in this work program and budget;

Executing a contract with the Transportation Management Association to provide Des Moines Area MPO fundingsupport to that program for Fiscal Year 2006 for $35,000;Executing, monitoring, and/or managing any other contracts as the Des Moines Area MPO may deem appropriatein the Des Moines Area MPOs efforts to carry out its responsibilities for long-range transportation planning in thismetropolitan area;

Working with the Des Moines Area MPOs accounting firm to perform the annual audit for Fiscal Year 2006;Convening the Des Moines Area MPOs Auditor Selection Committee to negotiate another agreement for auditservices, given that the current three agreement expires June 30, 2006;

Monitoring the Memorandum of Understanding between the Des Moines Area MPO and the Des Moines RTA ,including annual discussion of what transportation planning, or more specifically transit planning, activities thetwo agencies can coordinate and support each other;

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Maintaining and amending, if necessary, the Chapter 28E, Code of Iowa, intergovernmental agreement thatcreated the current Des Moines Area MPO structure for providing transportation planning services for its membergovernments;

Preparing other Chapter 28E agreements, as deemed necessary, to provide transportation planning services;Maintaining and updating, as necessary, the Des Moines Area MPOs Bylaws;Monitoring the Federal Register, federal publications, and any other source of information regarding improvingthe Des Moines Area MPOs mission or operation; and

11.0 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Information Technology ActivitiesIn carrying out this work element, the Des Moines Area MPO staff anticipates the following accomplishments:Acquiring, upgrading, maintaining, and troubleshooting, as necessary, the Des Moines Area MPOs computerhardware, computer software, and computer network support depended upon heavily as tools in performing theDes Moines Area MPOs transportation planning responsibilities; and

Using outside technical assistance to maintain such technical support.12.0 TRAVEL AND TRAINING

Travel and TrainingIn carrying out this work element, the Des Moines Area MPO staff anticipates the following accomplishments:Funding staff time and travel expenses associated with the Des Moines Area MPO staff participating in educationand training opportunities, including conferences, workshops, seminars, and training sessions.

13.0 SPECIAL PROJECTS - Transportation Management AssociationThe Des Moines Area MPO continues to provide funding support for the Transportation Management Association(TMA), based at the Downtown Community Alliance and within the Greater Des Moines Partnership. The DesMoines Area MPOs funding of this program recognizes the work that the TMA does in carrying out the Des MoinesArea MPOs commitment to the Iowa Department of Transportation related to the I-235 reconstruction project.When the Iowa Transportation Commission committed funding to the design/rebuild concept promoted by theDes Moines Area MPO (something less than the full-build option), the Des Moines Area MPO committed to reducesingle occupant vehicle trips during the peak daily travel periods by at least ten percent (10%) before the IowaDepartment of Transportation would consider capacity solution issues, if any, on the I-235 corridor. The TMAswork supports the Des Moines Area MPOs commitment to that strategy.

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INDIRECT COST RATEAnnually, the Des Moines Area MPO must prepare the Indirect Cost Rate information, which affects howthe Des Moines Area MPO requests reimbursement for expenses incurred in executing the UPWPactivities.

The documentation of the Indirect Cost Rate is contained in a separate document and included in theUPWP by reference.

DES MOINES AREA MPO FISCAL YEAR 2007INDIRECT COST RATE CALCULATIONA. MPO BUDGET $ 1,089,696

B. LESS CIRTPA INCOME 73,750

C. LESS TMA 35,000

D. LESS LOCALLY FUNDED ACTIVITIES 157,100

E. FEDERAL ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES 823,846[A-(B+C+D)]

F. FEDERAL ELIGIBLE INDIRECT 225,124

G. FEDERAL ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIESINDIRECT/FEDERAL 27.33%[F/E]

ALLOCATION OF STAFF HOURS FISCAL YEAR 2007Work Element Amount Staff Hours

Long-Range Transportation Planning $ 189,822 4,785

Transportation Systems Planning 252,723 5,916

Public Involvement 34,404 660

Interagency Coordination 137,618 1,977

Transportation Improvement Program 40,949 738

Central Iowa Regional Transportation Planning Alliance 73,350 2,158

Unified Planning Work Program 11,967 170

Transit Planning MPO Staff 71,058 1,513

Committee Support 68,861 1,712

Administration 53,777 1,070

Information Technology 52,818 245

Travel and Training 65,968 576

Special Projects 35,000 0TOTAL $1,089,686 21,520

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DES MOINES AREA MPOFUNDING AGENCY SHAREFISCAL YEAR 2007

SOURCE AMOUNT PERCENT OF FUNDINGFEDERAL FUNDS* $654,573 60.07%

LOCAL MATCHING FUNDS 163,643 15.02%

CIRTPA** 73,750 6.77%

TMA 35,000 3.21%

OTHER LOCAL FUNDS 178,187 18.14%

TOTAL MPO BUDGET $1,089,686 100.00%

* Includes $33,804 FHWA PL SFY 2005 funds.** Central Iowa Regional Transportation Planning Alliance: The Des Moines Area MPO has an agreement to

perform transportation planning services for the regional planning affiliation in Region 11.

DES MOINES AREA MPOWORK PROGRAM BUDGETFISCAL YEAR 2007

Salaries and Fringe Benefits $ 697,311

Indirect Costs $ 235,275

Total Salaries, Fringe, and Indirect Costs: $ 932,586

Additional Locally Funded Activities: $ 157,100

TOTAL BUDGET COST $1,089,686

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DES MOINES AREA MPOWORK PROGRAM BUDGETFISCAL YEAR 2007

ALLOCATED FUNDING SOURCESTOTAL FEDERAL FUNDS AVAILABLE - FY 2007 $ 654,610FEDERAL FUNDS CARRYOVER $ 155,837FEDERAL FUNDS AVAILABLE W/O CARROVER $ 498,773NEW FEDERAL FUNDS (FTA 5303) $ 83,020FUNDS TO BE USED FROM NEW PL AMOUNT $ 415,753

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Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning OrganizationMerle Hay Centre6200 Aurora Avenue, Suite 300WUrbandale, Iowa 50322-2866T: (515) 334-0075F: (515) 334-0098E-mail: [email protected]://www.dmampo.org